Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization (WHO) released guidelines for Risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia, which the Natural Products Association (NPA) is calling incomplete. The document notes that dementia is a rapidly growing global public health problem, but that it is neither a natural consequence of aging nor inevitable.
Woonsocket, RI--CVS Pharmacy announced its new "Tested to Be Trusted" program, which will require third-party testing of all vitamins and supplements sold in-store and online to confirm the accuracy of the ingredients listed on the supplement facts panel, as well as to confirm products are free from certain additives and...
Norwalk, CT—Reed's, Inc., announced preliminary results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019, in a press release. Net Sales were $8.4 million in the first quarter, a 2% increase compared to 2018, while core brand gross sales increased 15% driven by strong volume growth of Virgil’s, a craft sodas...
Washington, DC--The U.S. organic market topped the $50 billion market for the first time, climbing to an unprecedented $52.5 billion in 2018, according to the 2019 Organic Industry Survey by the Organic Trade Association (OTA). That's a 6.3% increase over 2017. OTA announced in a press release that a new...
Asheville, NC—The plant-based food trend is here to stay and it’s getting bigger, if recent news is anything to go by: No Evil Foods, a plant meat brand, is going to hit 1000 Kroger locations across the country, according to a press release. No Evil Foods will supply Comrade Cluck,...
Vista, CA—Dr. Bronner’s, which holds the third highest score ever received by a Certified B Corp, has published its fifth annual All-One Report documenting the company’s commitment to corporate responsibility, social justice, and environmental sustainability, according to a press release. Dr. Bronner’s made $122.5 million in net revenue in 2018,...
Seattle, WA—PCC Community Markets announced in a press release that it will be the first grocery store in the world to pursue Living Building Challenge (LBC) Petal Certification. The LBC, run by the International Living Future Institute, is the world’s most rigorous green building standard, according to the release. The...
Akron, OH--Phillip Nabors, who co-founded Mustard Seed Market & Café with his wife Margaret in 1981, is stepping down as CEO and passing the family torch to sons Gabe and Abraham, according to a press release. Having previously served as director of marketing and category management, Gabe has been named...
Washington, D.C.—The Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit (DSRS) was an eight-hour look at the foreseeable legal future: probiotic labeling, benchmarking audit standards, the Botanical Safety Consortium, DSHEA and the modernizing thereof, and, of course, CBD. It came up within ten minutes of the summit beginning; Ricardo Carvajal mentioned it in his...
Washington, D.C.--The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has posted warning letters to five manufacturers of homeopathic products for significant violations of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations. “It’s our public health obligation to protect consumers from unsafe products,” FDA Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless, M.D., said in the...
